Pioneer VSX-1015TX Operating Instructions Manual page 9

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3 Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone's home setup will vary.
Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers
(the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal.
Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. You can use
speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 71 if you
plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Front speakers
L
OUT
ASSIGNABLE
1
( TV /
SAT )
(CD-R/
TAPE/
MD)
ASSIGNABLE
1 4
(DVD/
(CD)
LAY
DIGITAL
D-R/
APE/MD
OUT
REC
DEO1
LAY
VR /
CR
OUT
• If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it up to the surround back left (Single) terminal.
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted
together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.
Use good quality speaker wire to connect the
speakers to the receiver.
Make sure that the speaker cable you're going to use is
properly prepared with about
stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands
twisted together (fig. A).
Center speaker
R C
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL 75
Y
ANTENNA
CONTROL
CD
PRE OUT P
IN B
IN OUT
SUBW.
PLAY
CEN-
IN P
R
TER
4 CD-R/
TAPE/MD
1 MONITOR
IN
OUT OUT
FRONT Y Y
REC
R L
1 2
IN IN
VIDEO1
IN 2
VIDEO1
SUR- P
IN P B B
ROUND IN
R L
SUR-
PLAY
ROUND
IN BACK P P
IN R R
L
DVR / R DVR /
(Single)
VCR VCR
OUT CEN-
OUT Y
TER
IN 3 REC
SUBW.
LD) TV/ T V /
SAT
PRE OUT SAT
P IN 3
FRONT B
IN IN
R L
4
IN
M
DVD/ DVD/
SUR-
LD SUBW. P ASSIGNABLE
LD R
ROUND
IN IN 1 3
R L
R L
COMPONENT
MULTI CH IN
VIDEO CEN- S-VIDEO VIDEO
AUDIO VIDEO
TER
FRONT
R L
SUR-
ROUND
R L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
L
R
(Single)
CEN-
3
/ in. (10 mm) of insulator
8
Surround speakers Surround back speakers
LS RS
AC OUTLET
AC 120 V 60Hz
SWITCHED 100W (0 . 8A) MAX
SPEAKERS
A FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / B
R L R L
R L (Single)
SELECTABLE
SELECTABLE
Powered
subwoofer
SW
INPUT
To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns
until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire
(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal
until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).
fig. A
3/8 in. (10mm)
SBL SBR
fig. B fig. C
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